Despite its name, Magica is not a magic one legged chair with special standing features. It is the genius creation by Italian designer Davide Conti, who won the 2010 Furniture Design Competition by Design Quest. Magica and Magica2 are two solid chairs designed for minimalist spaces where the contrast of the dark wooden frame and the Plexiglas panels is the key to the dramatic visual effect of two chairs that give the impression of standing on one leg.
Luxury hotels in Sardinia don’t come much better than Cala di Volpe in Porto Cervo. The hotel has all the luxury features you can ask for. There is even private mooring to park your yacht. Fit for the rich and famous this hotel has a fabulous presidential suite with an outstanding terrace with sea views over the bay and its own private presidential pool. The other rooms may not have the same terrace features, but are still a treat. Spacious and finely decorated with a mix of modern features and traditional stone, these suites are divine. In the heart of the Emerald Coast, Porto Cervo is the place to be seen in summer for Hollywood movie stars, sports personalities and the super rich. This kind of clientele demands quality and a range of services available at the drop of a hat.
When it comes to modern living, simple design is always the best. The newspaper and magazine stand designed by DZ Studio is just a tube with holes to insert the rolled up. Full with magazines in the appropriate holes, the stand looks like a modern cactus sculpture. Hence its name, Cacnews could not be more appropriate. The steel column comes in a range of lacquered colours including orange, white, brushed chrome and iron.
We love the new chair shapes by miniforms. These simple linear chairs work well in any modern home or in elegant office spaces. The Quartz model comes as a chair or as a more comfortable armchair look. Both have a chrome base with removable covers in wool, eco-leather or cotton in a range of vibrant and stylish colours. The winner for its timeless and linear design is the Zeta chair. Zeta is the Italian for the letter Z, which is clearly an appropriate name for it. The Zeta chair has a chrome base and is lined with wool, cotton or eco-leather in large variety of colours.
These stylish pebble shaped stools have been designed by Andrea Di Filippo and Enrico Zanolla from the Italy-based DZstudio. Stones are not just for sitting, but also a handy storage place for all those things you inevitably have lying around but you don’t want to spoil your clean modern living space. Stones are available in different colours of leather.
Stylish, contemporary and a quality product Logica by Effegibi is a sauna with shower incorporated for a full SPA experience. Effegibi is the Italian company that has become synonymous with luxury saunas and hammam the world over for the quality of the design, attention to details and the creative selection of components and fittings. Logica fits in a very small space. All you need for your own home based wellbeing is an area measuring 225cm x 225 cm. Logica benefits from colour therapy and music therapy features with lighting system LED RGB, CD player MP3 with Bose sound system.
If you want to make an impression and have cash to spare then Just Cavalli is for you. Just Cavalli women collection this season is a mix of flowery prints and flowing fabrics across the board. The beach look we have selected for you comes to £1510…and that’s without a bag!
Bikini in jersey with underwire bra in black and colonial colours with a flowery prints £350
Matching chiffon beach dress with drawstring waist, 100% silk £815
Stylish shades with a mix of plastic and metal frames with Just Cavalli logo on the side £180
Flip flops with buckling ankle belt closure and rubber sole available in a range of colours (white, black, blue, red and pink) £165
B.zero1 is the elegant jewellery collection by Bvlgari launched ten years ago to mark the turn of the millennium. The success of this line featuring the iconic spring and Tubogas-inspired coil started with the gold ring and is now enriched by a complete collection of jewels including pendants, earrings and bracelets. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its most successful line Bvlgari invited Anish Kapoor, one of the most acclaimed contemporary sculptors, to reinterpret the B.zero1 ring with excellent results. Not only the use of precious stones has made the historic ring more precious than ever, but the integration of other materials that coexist in harmony with gold has given the B.zero1 ring a new modern essence. The most striking version is the gold band completely clad in diamonds of different shapes and sizes creating a unique movement of light. Variations of the diamond clad ring are in white gold, pink gold and gold. The most interesting mix however has to be the unusual white or black ceramic with pink gold.
Meat Romeo, the cat shaped lamp designed by Giancarlo Dall’Omo for Casamania. The lamp is a modern décor for indoor and outdoor spaces. The simple design and soft light create the perfect atmosphere for chilling out. Romeo is made of Technogel, a unique non-toxic soft solid material that was initially developed for the medical field and is now used in a wide range of applications.
A pair of Dolce and Gabbana sunglasses is trendy enough, but the limited edition of sunglasses with Swarovski, pearls and other gems on the sides are unique luxury pieces. The precious stones turn a fine pair of sunglasses into a piece of jewellery making it the most wanted item of the summer. The D&G limited edition is only available at selected retailers around the world so if you miss them you can always pick one of the more affordable, but just as stylish, D&G designs that are more readily available.
